GRE Word List
RIDDLE
a mystifying, misleading, or puzzling question posed as a problem to be solved or guessed : conundrum
The meaning of the word riddle is a mystifying, misleading, or puzzling question posed as a problem to be solved or guessed : conundrum.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| prate | to talk long and idly : chatter |
| encompass | include |
| alias | otherwise called : otherwise known as |
| sully | to make soiled or tarnished : defile |
| theocracy | government of a state by immediate divine guidance or by officials who are regarded as divinely guided |
| renown | a state of being widely acclaimed and highly honored : fame |
| gangrene | local death of soft tissues due to loss of blood supply |
| lookout | one engaged in keeping watch : watchman |
| odds | the probability that one thing is so or will happen rather than another : chances |
| restraint | an act of restraining : the state of being restrained |